Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Kino Lorber, Fun City Editions, the Criterion Collection, Imprint Films, Arrow Video, 88 Films US, Dekanalog, and Vinegar Syndrome. Well, here we are everyone: at the end of another calendar year for this column and another incredible year for physical media. We saw long-awaited releases, upgrades… Read more »
Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Peekarama, Vinegar Syndrome, Fun City Editions, and Kino Lorber. We have what I would call a pandering line-up of titles for this half of the month’s Blu-ray reviews. Who’s it pandering to? WHY, ME, OF COURSE. What I mean is that all four films I will… Read more »
Full transparency: all Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed were provided by Kino Lorber, Arrow Video, and Dekanalog. Welcome to another eclectic edition of “Physical Media Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny.” Kino Lorber puts out a “meat and potatoes” doc about the struggle and value of fighting for and keeping an arts mecca alive in a… Read more »
In 1984, Taiwanese actor and martial artist John Liu directed and starred in his only American production, an action comedy shot on location called New York Ninja. Once filming was completed, however, the project was dropped with the footage abandoned in a film lab and many other materials missing. It seemed that the world would… Read more »
Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Kino Lorber, Arrow Video, Vinegar Syndrome, Fun City Editions, and Imprint Films. Believe it or not, I’ve been doing these reviews for over a year at this point and it’s been lovely watching how much it’s all grown. This originally started with me desperately wanting to review… Read more »